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England face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday and some Spanish stars will be looking to get revenge on a Three Lions man.
Gareth Southgate’s men beat the Netherlands 2-1 in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night and will face the tournament’s standout team in Berlin.
And it will witness a reunion between Cole Palmer and the nation he infuriated last summer.
England and Spain met in the final of the European Under-21 Championship, with the Three Lions winning 1-0.
The only goal of the match came from a Palmer free kick that was deflected into the net by teammate Curtis Jones.
Cole Palmer’s celebration angered Spanish players in the European Under-21 final
Palmer sparked a brawl between the two sets of players after gesturing towards the Spain bench.
The then Manchester City player proceeded to make gestures to the Spanish bench, leaving them outraged and sparking a fight.
There were further ugly scenes when James Trafford saved a penalty in stoppage time as Palmer and other England players directed their celebrations towards members of the Spanish team.
Palmer was publicly criticised by Spain’s players after the match and was even criticised by his City team-mate Sergio Gomez.
“He didn’t want to apologize or anything like some of his other teammates,” Gomez said.
‘I don’t know, I would have celebrated it differently and my teammates would have done it differently too.
“They (England) have the attitude they want to have. It’s not the first time something like this has happened with this team. They wanted to celebrate like this and also after the missed penalty.”
Alex Baena is the only Spanish player in the U21 squad that will compete in Euro 2024 and Spanish radio station Cadena COPE says he has ‘unfinished business’ with Palmer.
Alex Baena is the only Spanish player in the U-21 team that will play in Euro 2024 this summer
AS The report says his “arrogant attitude” drove Spain “crazy” and has not been forgotten.
Premier League Young Player of the Season Palmer has yet to start a game in the competition but has impressed in his role as an impact substitute.
He made his biggest contribution so far on Wednesday night, assisting Watkins on the game-winning goal.
